Hey everybody. Man, it's been a long time since I updated this story. I hope you havn't lost interest. I hate to say this, but for a while I lost a little inspiration. I was really really looking forward to the episode "Haunted" because Slade was supposed to come back, well as a ghost or whatever. But I thought, they would have to mention him dying, or his death. So they would HAVE to mention Terra. Just say Terra. Terra. They didn't even say Terra. Like they just completely forgot about her. Maybe they should make that show a little more realistic, they would atleast mention her. Oh well, i still like it! Anyway, with the story. Byrnes has been all screwed up lately, but he's over it. This is leading up to the end of the story, i hope u like it.

The Beginning of the End

There has to be more to this than just a head injury... Why can't I just be normal? Why do I freak out and imagine things like this? What the hell is wrong with me?

"Hey Raven." Byrnes said as Raven passed by the doorway of his room.

It had been a week since Byrnes's last dream. He still didn't know what was the matter with him. Something was wrong though.

"Hey Byrnes, what's up?" Raven asked as she walked into his room.

"Nothing much, just getting better I guess." Byrnes said sadly.

He couldn't stand being weak like this.

"It's ok Byrnes, we all get hurt sometimes."

"But Raven, I'm not hurt. I'm just..." Byrnes's sentence trailed off. He didn't know what he was.

"Byrnes please trust me. It's alright."

"Ok."

A month had now passed since his last dream. Byrnes felt a lot better, and so did all of the titans. There had been no major crimes committed. So something was wrong, right?

"Titans, there's a bank robbery taking place!" Robin frantically announced one evening.

"Who's behind it Robin?" Terra asked, as all the titans gathered around Robin.

Robin had a very worried look upon his face, like he couldn't believe what he was seeing, or thinking. Everyone had a puzzled look on their faces. They didn't know what was going on with Robin. It must be something big.

"It's...Slade." Robin said shakily.

"Well, we can stop Slade Robin." Raven said confidently. "I mean, it's not like he has an army with him or anything, right? Right?"

"I'm afraid he does. Look."

Robin turned on the huge computer monitor for all the titans to see. The streets were flooded with Slade's henchman. They had apparently already robbed the bank, and were now just destroying. For fun.

"How are we supposed to beat all of them?" Cyborg asked angrily.

"I don't know Cyborg, but we have to try." Robin said as he turned towards the titans.

"Titans Go!" He shouted as they raced out of Titans Tower towards the scene of the crime.

The titans arrived at the bank to see it in flames. Hell was breaking lose upon the city. Trees were on the ground, there were no people in sight; at least living people. The roads and sidewalks were cracked and shattering, cars lay on their backs and sides. Slade stood in the center of his grand army, and he stared at the titans. He mocked them, by not saying a thing.

"Get him!" Robin shouted as they charged into the battle, not knowing if they would survive or not.

All the titans tried going for Slade, but were cut off by his henchman, and then were forced to fight groups of them. Robin was determined to get to Slade. Byrnes and Terra got to fight Slade the last time, and now Robin wanted him. Robin pulled out his pole, and began mercilessly attacking everything in-between him and Slade.

The others were left to fight the ocean of enemies. Byrnes lifted all of the villains he could into the air, and let them plummet to their death. He would send them crashing into walls, buildings, each other. Anything, but there was always more. There would always be more. The other titans did the best they could to defend themselves. Raven would lift chunks of metal and whatever else she could find to fend of the attackers. Beastboy took the form of a T-Rex, and knocked them away from him the best he could. Starfire soared through the air and shot star bolts down to the ground to her enemies. Terra was flying with her on a boulder, sending chunks of rock onto Slade's henchman, leaving numerous holes in their numbers. Cyborg shot them away with his laser cannon. He would use his strength to push them away when they got too close. But they couldn't keep it up much longer.

"Slade!" Robin yelled as he finally pushed through Slade's minions and rose to the steps of the burning bank to face his sworn enemy.

"Robin, it's nice to see you." Slade said

"What would make you do this Slade?" Robin said, looking at the chaos behind him.

"Why Robin, it was all just a little trap."

"A trap, what are you talking about Slade?" Robin yelled threateningly as he stepped closer to the villain.

"Now Robin, you shouldn't be issuing threats that you can't keep." Slade said mockingly.

"You'll be lucky to keep your head!" Robin screamed as he charged at Slade, pole drawn.

Robin jumped into the air and tossed explosives at Slade, which exploded upon contact. Slade rose from the smoke without a scratch, but had to look up at Robin coming down on him. Robin struck Slade across the face with his pole, which sent Slade to the ground.

"I think age is starting to get to you Slade." Robin said as he looked down upon the villain.

"And I think you're getting very overconfident!" Slade said, as at one moment he was on the ground, and the next right behind Robin.

Robin's head shot forward. He felt Slade's fist in the back of his head. He stumbled forward, trying to keep his balance, and any hope of beating Slade. Robin put his hand to the back of his head, and felt warm blood.

"It seems I've drawn first blood Robin." Slade said stepping towards the boy wonder.

"No, I wont let you win Slade." Robin said fearlessly, although he was down on his knees, feeling dizzy.

"I'm afraid you don't have a say in the matter."

"I've had enough of this!" Byrnes yelled as the enemies were becoming too many.

He soared high into the sky, higher than Starfire and Terra were, causing them to look up, along with everyone else. He stuck his arms out in front of him, and placed his hands together. The Shine Reaver shot out of his hands in an electric flash. It pulsed in his hands, and shocks ran up all through it. This was as powerful as it had ever been.

Byrnes shot down into Slade's henchman, and picked them off many at a time with the Shine Reaver. One touch with it, and their bodies burned up, with their debris evaporating up into the sky. The battle looked brighter now, as the titans went on the offensive. Slade's henchman fell in groups at a time, until most of them attempted to flee.

"Should we let them go?" Starfire asked, not sure if they should attack if the enemy retreats.

"Let them go, we have to worry about Slade." Byrnes said as he turned toward the bank. He gasped in shock at what he saw.

Slade stood over Robin's body. Daring the titans to attack him.

"Robin!" They all shouted as they charged towards Slade.

Byrnes was at the head of the pack with the Shine Reaver still in hand, looking to end Slade for good. Byrnes slashed at Slade, but he dodged the attack. The force of the attack split the ground where Slade should have been, leaving a crevasse going deep into the ground. He turned to see Slade's outstretched arms coming at him. He grabbed a hold of Byrnes's hands, trying to force the Shine Reaver back onto Byrnes.

"No!" Starfire shouted as she sent a star bolt into Slade, which sent him flying in the opposite direction.

Byrnes regained his composure, and stood ready for Slade's next attack. He backed towards Robin's body lying on the ground. The titans made a circle around their fallen leader, checking on his health. He was definitely unconscious.

"Robin, are you okay?" Starfire asked her fallen friend as she kneeled down beside him.

She put her hand on his cheeks, and they were ice cold.

"Robin isn't well!" Starfire announced.

"We know Star, he's severely injured." Cyborg replied.

"Is he going to be Ok?" Terra asked as she looked at Robin's battered body. She winced and turned away.

"I don't know, we have to get him out of here, quick." Cyborg said.

"But what about Slade?" Beastboy asked

"Beastboy and Starfire, you come with me back to Titans Tower." Cyborg said. "I need help with Robin."

"So Terra, Byrnes, and I will face Slade." Raven asked, although she knew the answer.

"Yeah, try to take him out for good, but at least keep him from destroying anything else." Cyborg said as Starfire was lifting him into the air.

"Good luck." Beastboy said as he took the form of a giant pterodactyl, with Robin on his back, and flew towards Titans Tower, with Starfire and Cyborg right behind him.

"Okay, looks like we've got Slade." Terra said as she put her goggles down over her eyes.

"Are you ready?" Raven asked as they prepared for Slade's next attack.

The Shine Reaver shone brilliantly in Byrnes's hands as he looked at both Raven and Terra.

A smile came across his face, as he saw Slade slowly walking towards them out fire of the burning bank.

"Of course."

Well, there's that chapter. It's true, Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, and Beastboy wont be a part of this. Well come on, if they all fought Slade at once, he'd get killed! That's why they always do one on one battles with the 1 big villain on the show. Then when they fight groups, they fight in groups. It's kinda funny, they always get trapped in like some kind of barrier, where once gets left out to fight the big enemy dude. lol oh well. This is leading up to the end of the story, the final battle with Slade. I hope you'll read the end of this. Please R&R, and thanks.